Revelation!

God is truly revealing something to me regarding the love of a father (and our Holy Father). After I posted for the day, I clicked on the Daily Manna feed link on my blog. Here is what it said:

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Hebrews 12:7-11 NIV
Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are illegitimate children and not true sons. Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of our spirits and live! Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

As a father, I must keep this close to my heart. My sons are prescious to me and though they are grown/nearly grown ( in age), they will still require fatherly guidance , instruction, correction, and wisdom so that they can become fathers themselves when the time has come. It seems as though God is preparing them by preparing me for what is to come. I must do my part so that they will be able to do their part. Thank you, God! You always give us what we need before we need it so that we are prepared!